FLOWERING PLANTS. 



CUSCUTA, Tour. 



fC. Epilinum, Weihe. Flax Dodder. 7. Shimpling (JM). 

 This parasitical plant is probably extinct, as Flax is no 

 longer grown in the district. 



C. Epithymum, Murr. Lesser Dodder. 7, 8. On furze and 

 thyme : rare : Dickleburgh (DC). Also near Bungay 



(T). 



*C. Trifolii, Bab. Clover Dodder. 7 9. Occasional : clover- 

 field near Old Weybread Green, D. Field near the New 

 Buildings, Harleston, K. St. Margaret's (EAH). 



SOLANACEA 

 SOLANUM, L. 



S. Dulcamara, L. Woody Nightshade. 6 8. Frequent in 

 hedgerows, and common in the marshes. Popular name 

 Bittersweet. Berries poisonous. 



S. nigrum, L. Black Nightshade. 6 10. Abundant in 

 waste places : Clapper Pit, Mendham ; marsh above Syle- 

 ham Mill ; Harleston Gasworks ; Brockdish ; Dickleburgh, 

 etc. Berries poisonous. 



LYCIUM, L. 



*L. barbarum, L. Box-thorn. 6 9. In hedgerows near 

 dwellings : Redenhall ; Dickleburgh, etc. 



ATROPA, L. 



*A. Belladonna, L. Deadly Nightshade. 6 8. A weed in 

 the late Mr. Muskett's garden and yard, Harleston, F. 

 Plentiful at Framlingham Castle. The most poisonous of 

 all British plants to human beings, though animals and 

 birds appear unaffected by it. 



HYOSCYAMUS, L. 



H. niger, L. Common Henbane. 5 8. Occasional : railway 

 cutting near Lush Bush (the late Mr. Muskett). A weed 

 in garden ground, Dickleburgh (DC). Earsham (T) ; St. 

 Margaret's (EAH). Mr. Muskett observed that the seeds 

 require repeated exposure to the air in order to insure 

 growth, and will lie dormant for years until the soil is 

 newly turned. Poisonous. 



